Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

On November 5, 2015, the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) entered into a Consent Decree with cable operator Cox Communications to settle allegations that the company failed to properly protect customer information when the company’s electronic data systems were breached in August 2014 by a hacker. The FCC alleged that Cox failed to properly protect the confidentiality of its customers’ proprietary network information (“CPNI”) and personally identifiable informa

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CGI

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Apprentices – You’re Hired! ravi.kumarv@cgi.com. Fri, 11/20/2015 - 04:17. I spent a very pleasant evening in Edinburgh this week surrounded by some amazing young people at Scotland’s Modern Apprenticeship Awards, which was sponsored for the second year in a row by CGI. I was greatly inspired by the hard work and ingenuity of the prizewinners who are just beginning to start their careers in industries such as IT, construction and retail.

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Positively RIM

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Gentle readers: My thoughts on this subject were just published in the Fall issue of The Ethical Boardroom. Here is a link: [link] As always, your feedback, kudos, and brickbats are welcome.

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Preservica

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

@explorearchives: “A world without records is a world without memory”. This week, running through to Sunday 22 nd of November, is National Archives Week. The Explore Your Archive campaign, which is now in its third year, is coordinated by one of our customers, The National Archives , and the Archives and Records Association (UK and Ireland). The campaign aims to increase public awareness of the essential role that archives play in our society and to celebrate the wonderful network of collections

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Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

On November 19, 2015, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) published guidance, including a set of frequently asked questions , to assist companies that are transferring personal data to the U.S. pursuant to the Safe Harbor framework. In the guidance, the CNIL stated that the October 6, 2015 decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) invalidated the European Commission’s decision on the adequacy of the protection provided by Safe Harbor.

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JKevinParker

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Note: This is an excerpt from a post I published on LinkedIn Pulse. Read the full post. You see the vendor sales pitches all the time: “Our innovative technology products will solve all of your information problems and make you look super smart!” Balderdash! The solution to your business information problems are things technology vendors cannot sell you in a box or digital download.

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HIPAA

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Health care providers and health insurance companies are generally aware that when protected health information (“PHI”) is disclosed to a vendor, such as an attorney, consultant or cloud data storage firm, a business associate agreement is necessary to comply with HIPAA and to safeguard the information disclosed. However, not all vendors will be business associates, even when such vendors may have potential access to PHI, and health care providers and insurers often struggle with how to manage r

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

As reported in the Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives Blog : On November 2, 2015, a putative class action was filed against retailer Big Lots Stores, Inc. in Philadelphia, stemming from allegations that the company “systematically” violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s (“FCRA’s”) “standalone disclosure requirement” by making prospective employees sign a document used as a background check consent form that contained extraneous information.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

On November 16, 2015, the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China published a draft Regulation for Couriers (the “Regulation”) and requested public comment on the Regulation. Interested parties have until mid-December 2015 to submit comments on the Regulation. The Regulation comes at a time when courier services and online shopping are growing steadily in China.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

On November 13, 2015, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) announced its decision in a case against Optical Center, imposing a fine of €50,000 on the company for violations related to the security and confidentiality of its customers’ personal data. Optical Center distributes optical products via its store network and website, which contains 170,000 customer accounts in France.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

On November 13, 2015, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell dismissed the FTC’s complaint against LabMD Inc. (“LabMD”) for failing to show that LabMD’s allegedly unreasonable data security practices caused, or were likely to cause, substantial consumer injury. The law judge did not address LabMD’s claim that the FTC does not have jurisdiction to enforce data security standards under the unfairness prong of Section 5 of the FTC Act , and LabMD has reserved its jurisdictional challeng

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HIPAA

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Health care providers and health insurance companies are generally aware that when protected health information (“PHI”) is disclosed to a vendor, such as an attorney, consultant or cloud data storage firm, a business associate agreement is necessary to comply with HIPAA and to safeguard the information disclosed. However, not all vendors will be business associates, even when such vendors may have potential access to PHI, and health care providers and insurers often struggle with how to manage r

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Health care providers and health insurance companies are generally aware that when protected health information (“PHI”) is disclosed to a vendor, such as an attorney, consultant or cloud data storage firm, a business associate agreement is necessary to comply with HIPAA and to safeguard the information disclosed. However, not all vendors will be business associates, even when such vendors may have potential access to PHI, and health care providers and insurers often struggle with how to manage r

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